‘The Will to Power,’ first released in 1901, is a collection of Friedrich Nietzsche’s unedited and unpublished writings and a prominent concept in his philosophy. It describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans—achievement, ambition, and the striving to reach the highest possible position in life. These are all manifestations of the will to power; however, the concept was never systematically defined in Nietzsche's work, leaving its interpretation open to debate.
The topics he explores vary widely and include nihilism, religion, morality, the theory of knowledge, and art. Some ideas are reflected in the works Nietzsche managed to complete in his lifetime, while others show his progression from those ideas in his earlier life. Overall, it is an opportunity to read the intellectual journaling of one of the nineteenth century’s most brilliant thinkers.